Basketball at the Asian Games

Basketball is the regular Asian Games sport since the first edition in Delhi 1951.^[1] The Asian Games tournaments were the de facto Asian championships until the Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was founded in 1960.

Year	Host		Final				Third place game
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1951	New Delhi		Philippines	No playoffs	Japan		Iran	No playoffs	India
1954	Manila		Philippines	No playoffs	Republic of China		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea
1958	Tokyo		Philippines	No playoffs	Republic of China		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea
1962	Jakarta		Philippines	No playoffs	Japan		South Korea	No playoffs	Thailand
1966	Bangkok		Israel	90–42	Thailand		South Korea	72–60	Japan
1970	Bangkok		South Korea	No playoffs	Israel		Japan	No playoffs	Republic of China
1974	Tehran		Israel	92–85	South Korea		China	102–89	Philippines
1978	Bangkok		China	No playoffs	South Korea		North Korea	No playoffs	Japan
1982	New Delhi		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Philippines
1986	Seoul		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Philippines	No playoffs	Jordan
1990	Beijing		China	90–76	Philippines		South Korea	99–74	Japan
1994	Hiroshima		China	100–71	South Korea		Japan	79–76	Philippines
1998	Bangkok		China	112–92	South Korea		Philippines	73–68	Kazakhstan
2002	Busan		South Korea	102–100 OT	China		Kazakhstan	68–66	Philippines
2006	Doha		China	59–44	Qatar		Iran	84–78	Jordan
2010	Guangzhou		China	77–71	South Korea		Iran	74–66	Japan
2014	Incheon		South Korea	79–77	Iran		Japan	76–72	Kazakhstan
2018	Jakarta–Palembang		China	84–72	Iran		South Korea	89–81	Chinese Taipei
2022	Hangzhou		Philippines	70–60	Jordan		China	101–73	Chinese Taipei
2026	Aichi–Nagoya

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	8	2	2	12
2	Philippines	5	1	2	8
3	South Korea	4	6	4	14
4	Israel	2	1	0	3
5	Japan	0	2	6	8
6	Iran	0	2	3	5
7	Chinese Taipei	0	2	0	2
8	Jordan	0	1	0	1
	Qatar	0	1	0	1
	Thailand	0	1	0	1
11	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
	North Korea	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 entries)		19	19	19	57

Year	Host		Final				Third place game
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1974	Tehran		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea		China	No playoffs	Iran
1978	Bangkok		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Thailand
1982	New Delhi		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Japan	No playoffs	North Korea
1986	Seoul		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Japan	No playoffs	Malaysia
1990	Beijing		South Korea	77–70	China		Chinese Taipei	90–71	Japan
1994	Hiroshima		South Korea	77–76	Japan		China	83–31	Chinese Taipei
1998	Bangkok		Japan	93–69	China		South Korea	92–76	Chinese Taipei
2002	Busan		China	80–76	South Korea		Chinese Taipei	86–79	Japan
2006	Doha		China	90–59	Chinese Taipei		Japan	74–70	South Korea
2010	Guangzhou		China	70–64	South Korea		Japan	73–61	Chinese Taipei
2014	Incheon		South Korea	70–64	China		Japan	61–59	Chinese Taipei
2018	Jakarta–Palembang		China	71–65	Korea		Japan	76–63	Chinese Taipei
2022	Hangzhou		China	74–72	Japan		South Korea	93–63	North Korea
2026	Aichi–Nagoya

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	7	4	2	13
2	South Korea	4	5	2	11
3	Japan	2	2	7	11
4	Chinese Taipei	0	1	2	3
5	Korea	0	1	0	1
Totals (5 entries)		13	13	13	39

Team	1951	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	Years
Afghanistan															13th	14th				2
Bahrain							11th	13th	10th						12th				10th	5
Cambodia		7th	7th	7th																3
China							3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	5th	1st	3rd	13
Chinese Taipei		2nd	2nd		5th	4th					5th	6th	5th	7th	8th	9th	9th	4th	4th	13
Hong Kong			8th	6th		12th		11th		8th	11th		11th	8th	17th	15th	13th	13th	12th	13
India	4th					6th			8th						17th	12th	9th			6
Indonesia		5th	9th	5th														8th	15th	5
Iran	3rd				7th	7th	6th				7th	8th	7th		3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	5th	12
Iraq							9th	9th	9th											3
Israel					1st	2nd	1st													3
Japan	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	7th	4th	3rd	6th	4th	3rd	10th	6th	6th	4th	3rd	7th	8th	19
Jordan										4th					4th	7th	9th		2nd	5
Kazakhstan												5th	4th	3rd	7th		4th	11th	11th	7
Kuwait							10th	10th	6th	7th				10th	17th	16th	9th			8
Kyrgyzstan													12th							1
Lebanon															9th					1
Macau															13th					1
Malaysia			10th	9th	8th	9th		7th	7th	5th										7
Maldives																	15th			1
Mongolia														12th	13th	10th	8th	10th	14th	6
Myanmar	5th				11th															2
North Korea							5th	3rd	5th		8th			5th		8th				6
North Yemen									13th											1
Pakistan							8th	8th			10th									3
Palestine															17th		15th			2
Philippines	1st	1st	1st	1st	6th	5th	4th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	4th		6th	7th	5th	1st	18
Qatar								14th						9th	2nd	5th	6th	9th	9th	7
Saudi Arabia								12th			9th	7th					13th		6th	5
Singapore		5th	5th	8th		10th														4
South Korea		4th	4th	3rd	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	5th	2nd	1st	3rd	7th	18
South Yemen									12th											1
Sri Lanka					10th															1
Syria															10th			6th		2
Thailand		7th	6th	4th	2nd	8th		6th					6th					12th	16th	9
Turkmenistan																13th				1
United Arab Emirates									11th		6th	9th	8th	11th	13th				13th	7
Uzbekistan													9th		11th	11th				3
Vietnam					9th	11th														2
Number of teams	5	8	10	9	11	12	11	14	13	8	11	9	12	12	20	16	16	13	16

Team	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	Years
China	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	13
Chinese Taipei					3rd	4th	4th	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	4th	7th	9
Hong Kong											9th	10th	9th	3
India			5th							7th	6th	9th	6th	5
Indonesia												7th	8th	2
Iran	4th													1
Japan	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	2nd	1st	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	13
Kazakhstan						5th	5th				5th	5th	12th	5
Korea												2nd		1
Lebanon									6th					1
Malaysia		5th		4th				6th						3
Maldives										6th				1
Mongolia											8th	8th	10th	3
Nepal											10th			1
North Korea	DQ		4th		5th								4th	4
Philippines							6th						5th	2
Qatar											DQ			1
South Korea	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	4th	2nd	1st		3rd	12
Thailand		4th			6th	6th	7th		5th	5th	7th	6th	11th	9
Uzbekistan								5th						1
Number of teams	5	5	5	4	6	6	7	6	6	7	11	10	12

Year	Host		Final				Third place game
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
2018	Jakarta–Palembang		China	19–18 OT	South Korea		Iran	21–7	Thailand
2022	Hangzhou		Chinese Taipei	18–16	Qatar		Mongolia	21–20	South Korea
2026	Aichi–Nagoya

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	1	0	0	1
	Chinese Taipei	1	0	0	1
3	Qatar	0	1	0	1
	South Korea	0	1	0	1
5	Iran	0	0	1	1
	Mongolia	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		2	2	2	6

Year	Host		Final				Third place game
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
2018	Jakarta–Palembang		China	21–10	Japan		Thailand	15–14 OT	Chinese Taipei
2022	Hangzhou		China	21–12	Mongolia		Japan	21–13	Chinese Taipei
2026	Aichi–Nagoya

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	2	0	0	2
2	Japan	0	1	1	2
3	Mongolia	0	1	0	1
4	Thailand	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	2	6

Team	2018	2022	Years
Afghanistan	19th		1
Bangladesh	20th		1
Cambodia		15th	1
China	1st	5th	2
Chinese Taipei	7th	1st	2
Hong Kong		13th	1
India		10th	1
Indonesia	11th		1
Iran	3rd	7th	2
Iraq	9th		1
Japan	5th	6th	2
Jordan	18th	18th	2
Kazakhstan	8th	9th	2
Kyrgyzstan	17th	17th	2
Macau		12th	1
Malaysia	13th	16th	2
Maldives	DQ	19th	2
Mongolia	12th	3rd	2
Nepal	14th		1
Philippines		8th	1
Qatar	6th	2nd	2
South Korea	2nd	4th	2
Sri Lanka	16th		1
Syria	10th		1
Thailand	4th	11th	2
Turkmenistan	15th	14th	2
Vietnam	21st		1
Number of teams	22	19

Team	2018	2022	Years
China	1st	1st	2
Chinese Taipei	4th	4th	2
Hong Kong		12th	1
India		8th	1
Indonesia	6th		1
Iran	8th		1
Japan	2nd	3rd	2
Jordan		9th	1
Kazakhstan	11th	7th	2
Malaysia	7th	10th	2
Maldives	DQ	13th	2
Mongolia	12th	2nd	2
Nepal	14th	14th	2
Philippines		DQ	1
Qatar	15th		1
South Korea	5th	5th	2
Sri Lanka	10th		1
Syria	13th		1
Thailand	3rd	6th	2
Uzbekistan		11th	1
Vietnam	9th		1
Number of teams	16	15

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	18	6	4	28
2	South Korea (KOR)	8	12	6	26
3	Philippines (PHI)	5	1	2	8
4	Japan (JPN)	2	5	14	21
5	Israel (ISR)	2	1	0	3
6	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	1	3	2	6
7	Iran (IRI)	0	2	4	6
8	Qatar (QAT)	0	2	0	2
9	Mongolia (MGL)	0	1	1	2
	Thailand (THA)	0	1	1	2
11	Jordan (JOR)	0	1	0	1
	Korea (COR)	0	1	0	1
13	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	0	1	1
	North Korea (PRK)	0	0	1	1
Totals (14 entries)		36	36	36	108

• Medallists from previous Asian Games - Basketball